Chicoreus saulii
| Chicoreus saulii | |
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| A shell of Chicoreus saulii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Chicoreus |
| Species: | C. saulii |
| Binomial name | |
| Chicoreus saulii (Sowerby, 1841) | |
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Chicoreus saulii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 60 mm and 142 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and Papua New Guinea
References
- ^ a b Chicoreus (Triplex) saulii (Sowerby, 1841). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 December 2010.
- rivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chicoreus saulii.
- "Chicoreus (Triplex) saulii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 December 2010.